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Friday 8 April 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 19:247:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:363:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:101:10 PM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 51° above N. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:347:34 PM–20:588:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:597:59 AM–09:269:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5210:52 AM–12:1812:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:113:11 PM–16:374:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2210:22 PM–23:4611:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara06:336:33 AM–07:597:59 AMneutral
Lābha07:597:59 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Amṛta09:269:26 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Kāla10:5210:52 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Śubha12:1812:18 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Roga13:441:44 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Udvega15:113:11 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Cara16:374:37 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Kāla19:377:37 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Lābha21:119:11 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Udvega22:4510:45 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1812:18+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:521:52+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMgood
Cara27:263:26+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMneutral
Roga29:005:00+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:363:36 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:531:53+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 13:101:10 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:363:36 PM
Bālavauntil 25:431:43+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5210:52 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1812:18 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā15:363:36 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī25:53 01:531:53 AM SatBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti13:101:10 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava15:363:36 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:34 06:346:34 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 021
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
18:506:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:347:34 PM20:588:58 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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